رَعَبَ
Root: رعب
Form: 1
Full Definition
رَعَبَI
, Present.T
ـَ Verbal.Noun رُعْبٌ and رُعُبٌ, or the latter of these is a simple subst., or each of them is a simple subst., and the Verbal.Noun is رَعْبٌ; and رَعُبَ; and رُعِبَ, like عُنِىَ; both mentioned by 'Iyád and Ibn-Kurkool, and the last by ISk also; and
; He feared; he was afraid or frightened or terrified: or his bosom and heart were filled with fear: or he feared in the utmost degree; was in a state of the utmost terror.
2 رَعَبَ said of a valley, [like زَعَبَ,] Present.T ـَ
3 رَعَبَتِ الحَمَامَةٌ, Present.T ـَ; and رعّبت , Verbal.Noun تَرْعِيبٌ;
4 And رَعَبَ, Present.T ـَ [Verbal.Noun رَعْبٌ,]
def.2 رَعَبَهُ, Present.T رُعْبٌ, Verbal.Noun رَعْبٌ and رعّيهُ, He caused him, or made him, to fear, or be afraid; frightened, or terrified, him: or he filled his bosom and heart with fear: or he put him in the utmost fear, or terror: and signifies the same, Verbal.Noun تَرْعَابٌ and ارعبهُ; and so does رَعَبَ , accord. to Ibn-Talhah El-Ishbeelee, and Ibn-Hishám El-Lakhmee, and Fei in the Msb; but this is disallowed by IAar and Th and J.
2 [Hence,] رَعْبٌ, Present.T ـَ [Verbal.Noun رَعْبٌ,] signifies also He threatened.
3 Also, Present.T ـَ Verbal.Noun رَعْبٌ, He charmed, or fascinated, by magical enchantment [or by the eye] or otherwise.
4 Also, [like زَعَبَ,] Present.T ـَ
def.3 رَعَبَهُ, Present.T ـَ also signifies He cut it [into pieces, or long pieces, or slices, (see تِرْعِيبَةٌ, below,)], namely, a camel's hump, or other thing; and so رعّبهُ , Verbal.Noun تَرْعِيبٌ.
2 And He broke its رُعْب [q. v.].
2 رَعَبَ said of a valley, [like زَعَبَ,] Present.T ـَ
3 رَعَبَتِ الحَمَامَةٌ, Present.T ـَ; and رعّبت , Verbal.Noun تَرْعِيبٌ;
4 And رَعَبَ, Present.T ـَ [Verbal.Noun رَعْبٌ,]
def.2 رَعَبَهُ, Present.T رُعْبٌ, Verbal.Noun رَعْبٌ and رعّيهُ, He caused him, or made him, to fear, or be afraid; frightened, or terrified, him: or he filled his bosom and heart with fear: or he put him in the utmost fear, or terror: and signifies the same, Verbal.Noun تَرْعَابٌ and ارعبهُ; and so does رَعَبَ , accord. to Ibn-Talhah El-Ishbeelee, and Ibn-Hishám El-Lakhmee, and Fei in the Msb; but this is disallowed by IAar and Th and J.
2 [Hence,] رَعْبٌ, Present.T ـَ [Verbal.Noun رَعْبٌ,] signifies also He threatened.
3 Also, Present.T ـَ Verbal.Noun رَعْبٌ, He charmed, or fascinated, by magical enchantment [or by the eye] or otherwise.
4 Also, [like زَعَبَ,] Present.T ـَ
def.3 رَعَبَهُ, Present.T ـَ also signifies He cut it [into pieces, or long pieces, or slices, (see تِرْعِيبَةٌ, below,)], namely, a camel's hump, or other thing; and so رعّبهُ , Verbal.Noun تَرْعِيبٌ.
2 And He broke its رُعْب [q. v.].
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